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As TPS designations expire, Catholic bishops remain concerned about safety in affected countries

“If we have, in good faith, offered temporary protected status, we should not return people until we deemed it safe to go back,” Bishop Brendan Cahill said.

Catholic Relief Services receives share of $1.4 billion in aid to faith‑based groups

Funding will help improve hospitals, clinics, and health networks in rural parts of Cameroon, Liberia, and Nigeria, working as part of a group of faith-based organizations, a CRS spokesperson said.

Archbishop Moth urges UN to act against global persecution of believers

The president of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales urged world leaders to enforce religious freedom standards in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

U.S. bishops urge Supreme Court to require 12-person juries for criminal cases

The bishops argue that the term “jury” in the U.S. has historically referenced a body of 12 jurors.

Bishops mourn Polish pilgrims killed in Hungary after Medjugorje trip

The 12 pilgrims were returning from the Marian shrine at Medjugorje when their coach left the M3 motorway in eastern Hungary in the early hours of Sunday.

St. Bernadette’s relics to tour the United States

After an opening celebration Sept. 18 at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception Washington, D.C., the yearlong tour’s schedule will be announced in the coming months.

Where priestly vocations begin: The lasting impact of Steubenville Youth Conferences

A new CARA survey found that 18% of priests ordained in 2026 attended a Franciscan University of Steubenville Youth Conference, highlighting the conferences’ growing impact on priestly vocations.

Poland inaugurates Europe’s tallest statue of the Virgin Mary

Rising to a height of over 180 feet from ground level, the statue of Our Lady of Mercy exceeds in height the Christ the Redeemer statue in Brazil and the Christ the King statue in Poland.

Florida attorney general, Miami archbishop spar over vaccine exemptions in Catholic schools

A dispute between Florida’s Catholic bishops and the state attorney general over vaccine exemptions in Catholic schools is testing the boundaries between state law and Church authority.

New film ‘American Martyr’ tells story of Oklahoma priest and martyr Blessed Stanley Rother

“American Martyr” can be seen in theaters Aug. 25-26 in English and in Spanish on Aug. 27.